A Manager Must Decide on the Mix of Products to Produce

question 70

Essay

A manager must decide on the mix of products to produce for the coming week.Product A requires three minutes per unit for molding,two minutes per unit for painting,and one minute for packing.Product B requires two minutes per unit for molding,four minutes for painting,and three minutes per unit for packing.There will be 600 minutes available for molding,600 minutes for painting,and 420 minutes for packing.Both products have contributions of $1.50 per unit.Answer the following questions; base your work on the solution panel provided.
a.What combination of A and B will maximize contribution?
b.What is the maximum possible contribution?
c.Are any resources not fully used up? Explain.

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Definitions:

Pure Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, homogenous products, and free entry and exit, leading to price-taking behavior.

Pure Monopoly

A market scenario in which one company monopolizes the entire market for a specific product or service, lacking any significant alternatives.

Price Discrimination

A pricing strategy where identical or substantially similar goods or services are sold at different prices by the same provider in different markets.

Market Segmentation

The process of dividing a broad market into distinct subsets of consumers with common needs or characteristics, allowing for targeted marketing strategies.